Culture - Sports

Nearly 200 photos, documents and objects on President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam-France friendship are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on August 18th.

A ceremony to review the campaign on collecting and disseminating historical objects of the People’s Police has taken place in Hanoi.

More than 100 photos on the cultural features, habits and customs of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups are on display at an exhibition which opened in the southern city of Can Tho on August 17th.

The 2016 Autumn book festival will take place at Thong Nhat park in Hanoi from September 9th to 13th, said the Ministry of Information and Communications.

(CPV) - The Vietnam football squad will face Thailand in the international tournament KBZ Bank U19 Cup 2016 in Myanmar.

Some 12 Filipino artists has put on two performances in Vietnam in August under the framework of the Philippines Cultural Days in Vietnam 2016 and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

A book on folk culture in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue has been released to mark the 25th founding anniversary of Thua Thien - Hue Folklore, Literature and Arts Association.

An international scientific workshop on the restoration of Chua Cau (Bridge Pagoda), a tourist attraction in Hoi An ancient town, has taken place in the locality.

The Central Highlands Dak Nong provincial People’s Committee has promulgated a project on preserving and promoting gong cultural heritage in the province in the 2016-2020 period.

(CPV) - Colonel Hoang Xuan Vinh, 42, a marksman, opened a new page for the nation’s sports history by bagging the country's first ever gold medal and two medals in total at the ongoing Rio Olympics 2016 in Brazil.

The central Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee has decided to provide and advance more than VND3.5 billion to Hoi An city People’s Committee to upgrade two relics, the house at No.77 Tran Phu and Quan Am pagoda.

A ceremony to present the 2016 Ho Chi Minh and State Awards on literature and arts will take place in Hanoi Opera House at 08h00 on September 30th.

A book on the cultural characteristics of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), and their similarities and differences, has been released in Ho Chi Minh city.

Vietnamese cuisines and agricultural products have been introduced at the 17th ASEAN Food Carnival in Macao, China.

The national futsal team has arrived in Spain as planned on August 14th to begin final preparations for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup running September 10th to October 1st in Colombia.

(CPV) - The Vietnam Swans is offering dedicated Vietnamese recruits from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city the chance to play for the Swans at the Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh city.

King Tu Duc, the longest reigning monarch of the Nguyen Dynasty, was brought to life this week in a new stage play.

Three international teams from Malaysia, Laos and Thailand will take part in the 2016 VTV International Cycling Tournament for the Ton Hoa Sen Cup later this month.

The Central Highlands of Dak Nong has launched a project to preserve and promote the gong cultural heritage of the province for the 2016-2020 period with an investment of nearly VND16 billion (USD720,000).

Tour 2016 of the Asian Youth Orchestra will have two concerts at the Vietnam National Academy of Music at No.77 Hao Nam, Hanoi in the evening of August 17th and 18th.

As many of 20 color and black-and-white photos on the Vietnam-Cuba relationship taken by reporters from Vietnam News Agency are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on August 10th.

Hoang Xuan Vinh bags the silver just four days after winning Vietnam's first gold medal.

(CPV) - Ho Chi Minh city has agreed with proposals from a private company investing in a USD200 million velodrome and international standard stadium at the Rach Chiec national sports complex, An Phu ward, district 2.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will coordinate with the southern Bac Lieu provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize a mid-Autumn festival on Bac Lieu culture.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a project on associating economic development with preserving and promoting ethnic minority cultures until 2020 with an investment of VND54 billion.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced the winners of the third Natural Resources and Environment Journalism contest.

The Hanoi city Department of Culture and Sports has held a conference to review the three-year implementation of the Capital Law (2013-2016) in the field of culture and sports.

The central Quang Nam provincial Traffic Safety Committee has held a conference to review five-year implementation of the campaign on traffic culture and water safety.

From August 19th to 21st, the Management Board of Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will organize a southwestern waterways month titled “Khmer ethnic minority group and southern specific culture”.

The Government has approved a project to preserve and promote the literature and art of ethnic minorities.